September 6, 2010
“We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. … He was supreme in the beginning and — leading the resurrection parade — he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he’s there, towering far above everything everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds it proper place in him without crowding.” Colossians 1:15-18/19 The Message
Jesus: The Irresistible One (The JesusLife Part 3)
Who is ever going to make you a better offer for your life …? Jesus offered complete forgiveness and acceptance to a woman caught in adultery. He physically touched a leper. He invited a thoroughly hated tax collector to be part of his discipleship training. He forgave Peter after he saved his own skin by denying he knew Jesus. He restored sanity to countless demon-driven and depressed men and women. He gave an unexpected wedding party a priceless gift. He fed thousands with a few loaves and fishes. He offered His life as the final and forever payment for every sin and godless action you have ever and will ever commit. He rose from the dead so that you could see .. know .. and believe that the Life he offers you is Now. He still gives “fresh starts and clean slates” .. even today .. even at this moment. Most of us resist Jesus when we are trying so hard to get our own way .. or convince God that our intentions are basically good. Sometimes the struggles of living in this fallen .. broken .. and continuously deceiving world just seem easier to give in to than ask Jesus for help. But … Jesus offers you room to grow .. He offers you all the help you need to find your place in the center of God’s love .. He offers you the uncrowded freedom of being accepted .. loved .. and gripped by grace in the Father’s love. He offers you a way home. He offers you the life you long for but could never achieve on your own. He does more than just give you answers or solutions. He offers you His life today .. fully alive .. resurrection living .. spaciously abundant .. a perfect sacrifice for all of your imperfections. And all of this only takes a moment …
“It was a perfect sacrifice by a perfect person to perfect some very imperfect people.” Hebrews 10:14 The Message
Ken Chester: Grace-Gripped is sent M-F to Irresistible and Sometimes Irritating Saints following Jesus and friends of Priority One (ken@priorityone.org)
